The scrounger's post was quickly slammed, with people calling her a "sick human being" and "disgusting".

One wrote: "I'm absolutely shocked and disgusted about Josie Cunningham's tweet about Robin Williams. Does she actually want more people to hate her?"

Another said: "Josie Cunningham is a vile human being. She does not deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as the amazing Robin Williams.

In an attempt to clarify what she meant after a barrage of abuse, she later posted: "Just want to apologise for my Robin Williams tweet - The point I was trying to make was no amount of online abuse you aim at me will get me to a state that I would consider taking my own life.

"From the moment Robin Williams death was announced, people saw it as a fresh angle to send me abuse - so I reacted without though.

"I never apologise - but for this I am sorry. My childhood is full of memories of his amazing films!"

She then followed this up with a tweet to "all her haters", which was a picture of Mrs. Doubtfire swearing.